Brachylaima cribbi

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Brachylaima cribbi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Class: Trematoda
Order: Diplostomida
Family: Brachylaimidae
Genus: Brachylaima
Species:
B. cribbi
Binomial name
Brachylaima cribbi
Butcher and Grove, 2001 [1]

Brachylaima cribbi is a species of terrestrial trematode parasites in the family Brachylaimidae. [1] [2] It is named after Thomas Cribb, a helminthologist at the University of Queensland. [1]

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Life cycle

Intermediate hosts for Brachylaima cribbi are terrestrial gastropods, such as Cochlicella acuta , Cernuella virgata and Theba pisana . The terminal hosts are mammals (including humans), birds, and reptiles. [3]

Range

Brachylaima cribbi is known from Australia, [1] [2] [3] but probably originates from Europe, like its intermediate hosts do. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Butcher, A.R.; Grove, D.I. (2001). "Description of the life-cycle stages of Brachylaima cribbi n. sp. (Digenea: Brachylaimidae) derived from eggs recovered from human faeces in Australia". Systematic Parasitology. 49 (3): 211–221. doi:10.1023/a:1010616920412. PMID   11466482.
  2. 1 2 "Species Brachylaima cribbi Butcher & Grove, 2001". Australian Faunal Directory. Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  3. 1 2 Butcher, A. R.; Grove, D. I. (2005). "Seasonal variation in rates of sporocyst and metacercarial infection by Brachylaima cribbi in helicid and hygromiid land snails on the Yorke Peninsula, South Australia". Australian Journal of Zoology. 53 (6): 375–382. doi:10.1071/ZO05054.


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